Per Biography, Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown met in 1989 at the peak of their musical careers. The "I Will Always Love You" singer recalled meeting Brown at the Soul Train Music Awards in an interview with Rolling Stone. "He was hot, he was on fire," Houston said. "I and some friends of mine were sitting behind him ... And I was like, 'Oooooh, this guy doesn't like me.' Well, I always get curious when somebody doesn't like me."
Although the two met during their rise to fame, Houston and Brown's toxic marriage would later have an adverse effect on their careers. After taking a hiatus from music to focus on his family, Brown released his fourth solo album Forever in 1997. The album failed to impact the charts, per Biography, and would be the only album the "Every Little Step" crooner produced during their marriage. Additionally, Brown was arrested in 2003 for drug and traffic charges, per CNN.
As for Houston, she faced her own personal setbacks after the tragic death of her father in February 2003, per Billboard. The "I'm Every Woman" singer also entered rehab on two different occasions while married. In 2009, Houston revealed she was using drugs heavily after the release of The Bodyguard in 1992. She also admitted that Brown was emotionally abusive, but denied physical abuse, saying, "He slapped me once but he got hit in the head three times by me." Despite Houston and Brown's tumultuous relationship, the two remind us that all that glitters isn't always gold in celebrity relationships.
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